Here is a song that came on while I was driving to the office this morning. I bought the cassette when it was released in 1987. I was fifteen years old and away from home in my sophomore year at boarding school, so I introduced a new and distant audience to a little bit of Georgia alt. music. CSA was two years behind me and outwardly I was doing reasonably well. Inside, I still wrestled with demons. All the same, the song was timely. This is probably NOT what you think of when you think 80's music.

--Will

Litany (Life Goes On)(Notice the album cover!)

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I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made. --FDR

Here are a few live very powerful live versions of some songs I've posted before. I would recommend listening to the radio version first with the lyrics, then watching the live performance. I think both of these songs speak to the difficulties of self-acceptance regarding our CSA or other struggles some may have on here.

If roses are meant to be redand violets to be bluewhy isn't my heart meant for youmy hands are longing to touch youI can barely breathstarry eyes that make me meltright in front of me

lost in this worldI even get lost in this songand when the lights go downthat is where I'll be found

this music's irresistableyour voice makes my skin crawlinnocent and pureI guess you heard it all before

mister inaccessiblewill this ever changeone thing that remains the sameyou're still a picture in a frame

lost in this worldI even get lost in this songand when the lights go downthat is where I'll be foundI get lost in this worldI get lost in your eyesand when the lights go downthat is where I'll be found

yeah yeah

lost in this worldI get lost in your eyesso when the lights go downam I the only one

Oh oh

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In the howling wind Comes a stinging rainSee it driving nails Into souls on the tree of painFrom the firefly a red orange glowSee the face of fear Running scared in the valley below~ Bullet The Blue Sky - U2

We're breaking things we can't repairand none of us will take the blameNo, nothing can be done this timeAll the memories that we've madeI've threw them all awayThere's no need to talk it over

Don't let me get you downLet's just move onI am setting you free

'Cause I don't wanna hurt no moreNo, I don't wanna make you go through one more rainy dayNo, I don't wanna hurt no moreStrange enough I always knewI'm taking off todayDon't wanna hurt no more

The darkness you left in my soulAnd do we know how much we've lost?Will the moon be shining as bright as before?And as I'm singing this songthe tears well up in my eyesAnd I will always wonderwhy I will never havethe life I wantedNow I'm letting it go

'Cause I don't wanna hurt no moreNo, I don't wanna make you go through one more rainy dayNo, I don't wanna hurt no moreThere's not much more to say'Cause it's too late nowI won't hurt no more

So I wait 'til morning comesYou made it clear that it has been only pain loving meThe things that we won't do for loveI am setting you free

'Cause I don't wanna hurt no moreI don't wanna make you go through one more rainy dayNo, I don't wanna hurt no moreStrange enough I always knew I'm taking off today

I am letting you go...

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In the howling wind Comes a stinging rainSee it driving nails Into souls on the tree of painFrom the firefly a red orange glowSee the face of fear Running scared in the valley below~ Bullet The Blue Sky - U2

Once I really believedThere was nothing out there for the lost and lonelyBut a voice in my head kept banging on my heartSays you're not the only one

But it kills me

Tick, tock, you don't stopYou don't fadeYou just stayBut I'll do it all again

Tick, tock, you don't stopYou don't fadeYou just stayBut I'll do it all again

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In the howling wind Comes a stinging rainSee it driving nails Into souls on the tree of painFrom the firefly a red orange glowSee the face of fear Running scared in the valley below~ Bullet The Blue Sky - U2

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